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EDUCATION 1981 to 1986 KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Landscape Architecture with Honors Summer 1984 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA Study Abroad - Cortona, Italy Melissa A. McCann l ASLA 1500 Park Avenue Unit 402 Emeryville CA 94608 Senior Project Designer | Manager t 415.218.4618 Registered Landscape Architect: e [email protected] CA No. 3834 PA No. 2563 CLARB No.2222 PRAXIS AWARDS | PUBLICATIONS 2006 to 2012 Port of Los Angeles SENIOR ASSOCIATE | DESIGNER + MANAGER WILMINGTON WATERFRONT PARK Sasaki Associates Finalist - ULI Open Space Awards 2013 San Francisco CA + Watertown MA Boston Society of Architects Women in Design Exhibit: Urban Interventions 2013 Landscape Architecture Magazine April 2012 1999 to 2006 Landscape World Magazine 2012 PARTNER National Best Landscape | Hardscape | Urban Development Wagner McCann Studio [Currently Wagner Hodgson] Engineering News Record 2011 Burlington VT Merit Award - Engineering Excellence 2012 American Council of Engineering Companies CA Chapter 1996 to 1999 Project of the Year Award 2011 SENIOR DESIGN MANAGER American Public Works Association Southern Chapter Leavesden Development London United Kingdom WILMINGTON WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT Honor Award - American Society of Landscape Architects 1993 to 1996 Northern California Chapter 2007 SENIOR ASSOCIATE Citation - Excellence in Urban Design Sasaki Associates American Institute of Architects San Francisco Chapter Watertown MA Design Awards Program 2007 1991 to 1993 University of Arizona LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT STUDENT RECREATION CENTER EXPANSION POBLA [Patricia OBrien Landscape Architecture] LEED Platinum Rating 2010 San Francisco CA Award of Merit - American Institute of Architects Orange County Chapter 2010 1989 to 1991 Award of Merit - Best Public | Private Special Use LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT PCBC Gold Nugget Awards Program 2010 Murase Associates Seattle WA AFFILIATIONS 1987 to 1989 American Society of Landscape Architects ASSOCIATE Congress for New Urbanism Sasaki Associates Urban Land Institute Watertown MA 1986 to 1987 SKILLS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Adobe Creative Suite 5 Pressley Associates Adobe Acrobat X Pro Cambridge MA Microsoft Office Suite 2010 + Mac 2011 Deltek Vision | Buzzsaw | Bluebeam Microsoft Outlook | Lotus Notes Google Gmail + Apps Hand Drawing | AutoCAD EDUCATION 1981 to 1986 KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Landscape Architecture with Honors Summer 1984 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA Study Abroad - Cortona, Italy Senior Project Designer | Manager Melissa A. McCann l ASLA Registered Landscape Architect: CA No. 3834 PA No. 2563 CLARB No.2222 PRAXIS 2006 to 2012 Successful urban landscape practice leader focused on interdisciplinary design + SENIOR ASSOCIATE | management of complex international and domestic urban design, planning and public open space projects. Expertise in business development, marketing, design DESIGNER + MANAGER intiation + development, project management, public outreach, client relations, staff Sasaki Associates mentorship, and corporate administration. Strong sustainable design leadership from San Francisco CA + Watertown MA conceptual design through thoughtful form. Efficiently managing diverse public + private sector projects with a range of design teams averaging 8 to 40 people and combined project values from $12M to $285M. 1999 to 2006 Joint practice design and management leadership with responsibility for business PARTNER development, marketing, office and contract administration, human resources, design direction + development, project management, client communications + presentations, Wagner McCann Studio technical + quality control and all phases of project documentation - from planning to [Currently Wagner + Hodgson] built form, for public|civic, institutional, commercial, tourism and residential open space Burlington VT projects. Adept at collaborating with design teams averaging 4 to 15 people and combined project values of $3M to $60M. 1996 to 1999 Design Manager for a large mixed-use development of London Studio City including SENIOR DESIGN MANAGER state-of-the-art film studios, studio theme park, retail, food | beverage, office campus, and residential community with a combined project value of $800M GBP. Responsible Leavesden Development for establishing design intent for all urban design, site and landscape components of the London United Kingdom project, design direction, design team management ranging from 10 to 50 real estate, design, engineering, construction and marketing professionals as well as contract procurement | administration, design initiation, design standards, code analysis, project budget, and project approvals. 1993 to 1996 Senior designer | manager working collaboratively with urban designers, engineers, and SENIOR ASSOCIATE architects on domestic and international large-scale planning and urban design, waterfront parks, institutional campuses, and transportation designs. Responsibilities Sasaki Associates included concept design initiation and development, presentation and marketing graph- Watertown MA ics, client communication, staff development and project documentation. 1991 to 1993 Planning, design and project management of local and regional site | landscape projects LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT including institutional | corporate campuses, parks + single to multi-family residential projects with combined total project values ranging from $100,000 to $20M. Responsi- POBLA bilities included schematic design, design development, planting design, project [Patricia OBrien Landscape Architecture] documentation, project scheduling | budgets, field observation, consultant coordination San Francisco CA as well as marketing | presentation graphics, award submittals, + marketing assistance. 1989 to 1991 Primary responsibilities included planning, design and management of complex local LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT urban waterfront + public realm projects including the Seattle Central Waterfront Master Plan + Port of Seattle Headquarters at Pier 69. Other tasks included concept design Murase Associates initiation, design development, project documentation, planting design, project market- Seattle WA ing including proposal packages in response to RFPs|RPQs, marketing | presentation graphics, staff development + management of design team ranging from 2 to 10. 1987 to 1989 Landscape Architect responsible for design development + project documentation of ASSOCIATE mixed-use developments, corporate campuses and public realm projects at broad range of scales domestically and abroad. Responsibilities included assisting senior Sasaki Associates designers working collaboratively on interdisciplinary teams for dynamic urban and Watertown MA campus landscapes, green infrastructure on urban brownfield sites, cultural landscapes and World Heritage sites. Tasks included all phases of project documentation, cost estimating, site models and presentation graphics. 1986 to 1987 Project Designer | Manager responsibilities included design initiation, design develop- LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT ment, project documentation, construction observation as well as marketing | presenta- tion graphics for a diverse range of private and public realm projects. Successful skills Pressley Associates included project management; design and technical drawing acumen; urban design Cambridge MA guidelines; research, analysis and renovation strategies for historic Olmsted public landscapes and the urban redevelopment of the public realm + parks in downtown Springfield + Boston, MA . PRESENTATIONS 2010 Urban Land Institute Fall Meeting “Transformation of the Wilmington Waterfront” 2008 San Francisco Planning + Urban Research Association “The New Master Plan for the Port of Los Angeles - Wilmington Waterfront Development” April 2004 Rhode Island School of Design “Inside Wagner McCann Studio” Fall Semester Senior Project Designer | Manager Melissa A. McCann l ASLA Registered Landscape Architect: CA No. 3834 PA No. 2563 CLARB No.2222 AWARDS Port of Los Angeles ECHO at Leahy Center for Lake Champlain WILMINGTON WATERFRONT PARK Merit Award - Vermont Public Space Awards 2004 Finalist - ULI Open Space Awards 2013 Excellence in Architecture Design Award Boston Society of Architects American Institute of Architects - Vermont Chapter 2003 Women in Design Exhibit: Urban Interventions 2013 National Build Award - Environmental Enhancement Class Winooski Downtown Redevelopment The Associated General Contractors of America 2012 Smart Growth Award - Environmental Protection Agency 2006 National Best Landscape | Hardscape | Urban Development Honorable Mention - Vermont Public Space Award 2004 Merit Award - Engineering Excellence 2012 Merit Award - Vermont Planner’s Association 2002 American Council of Engineering Companies CA Chapter Engineering News Record 2011 Interstate 89 Williston VT Rest Areas California's Best Landscape | Hardscape | Urban Development Honor Award - ASLA Vermont Chapter 2003 Engineering News Record 2011 Project of the Year Award - American Public Works Association St. Michael’s College Southern CA Chapter 2011 HOEHL WELCOME CENTER Excellence in Architecture Design Award WILMINGTON WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT American Institute of Architects - Vermont Chapter 2003 Honor Award - American Society of Landscape Architects Northern California Chapter 2007 Citation - Excellence in Urban Design PUBLICATIONS AIA San Francisco Chapter Design Awards Program 2007 2012 Landscape Architecture Magazine April University of Arizona “Reparations Become a Park” Jennifer Zell STUDENT RECREATION CENTER EXPANSION LEED Platinum Rating 2010 2012 Landscape